Rakuten Kobo Launches Kobo Plus in Hong Kong and Taiwan
To read more about this exciting launch, check out Kobo's press release.
Hey writers! Exciting news… today, Rakuten Kobo has officially launched Kobo Plus subscription services in Hong Kong and Taiwan. We at Kobo Writing Life are really excited to expand our global Kobo Plus services and help get the books and audiobooks of independent authors and publishers into the hands (and ears) of even more readers!
Kobo Plus is Kobo's subscription service that allows subscribers access to books on an all-you-can-read or listen basis. It’s currently available in several strategic territories worldwide.
Kobo Writing Life authors can opt their books into Kobo Plus via the Rights and Distribution tab in their KWL Dashboard. For each book, there’s an option to choose all available territories or only specific countries.
Authors should note that there is no exclusivity required in order to take advantage of this opportunity for earning revenue from a new demographic of customer that, prior to Kobo Plus, wasn’t being served.
For more detailed information, see Kobo Writing Life’s Terms of Service.
Learn even more about Kobo Plus here.
Through the new sales dashboard, authors and publishers can easily monitor data on the sales trends for their books sold in the Kobo store and also gain insights into the books read through Kobo Plus.
The dashboard now includes options for tracking your data in Hong Kong and Taiwan as a part of this launch.
Plus, if your books are already opted in to Kobo Plus in all current and future locations, no further action is necessary! Your titles will already be available in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
To learn more about Kobo Plus, check out these articles:
- What is Kobo Plus?
- Kobo Plus FAQ
- How does Kobo Plus pay?
- How do I add or remove my books from Kobo Plus?
- Where are my Kobo Plus sales reported?
The exciting news isn’t over yet… Rakuten Kobo will also officially launch KWL and all related self-publishing services itself in Taiwan and Hong Kong later this year!
We are looking forward to working with even more independent publishers and authors as we grow our global reach and expand our publishing community.
If you have any questions about these exciting new launches, please email us at [email protected].
